▲ 654 ▼ Mom of 7-year-old hospitalized with brain swelling from measles: ‘I still wouldn’t have given my son the vaccine’ (www.independent.co.uk) submitted 6 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/actually_infuriating@lemmy.world 206 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Coyote_sly@lemmy.world 95 points 6 months ago* (1 child) That mom needs to get slapped with charges and rot in jail, but we all know she'll just toss up a GoFund me and hit the nutty grifter circuit. permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 65 points 6 months ago (1 child) Both parents do. Dad is on the same side. Kid's able to move after almost a month in the hospital. They pulled him from the first hospital because, "all they're doing is giving him antibiotics, so he might be more comfortable at home," even after that hospital told them to take him to a better hospital with specialists. Then when he went catatonic at home, they took him to the family doctor, literally his pediatrician, who took one look and said," get him to the good hospital now." The article even says that the mom played the whole 'god has a plan' shit and that the son was chosen for it, by god. I hate that this shit is going on 2 hours (driving) away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 6 months ago* (1 child) whole 'god has a plan' shit and that the son was chosen for it, by god. They have to do that now, because the alternate would mean admitting that they're abusing (possibly murdering) their child. And I guess their brain needs to protect them from that reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago There's also the consequence that admitting anything else would mean their god isn't in control. I'm not sure what would terrify such a person more - admitting they were wrong about how to care for their kid, or admitting their god lacks the power to intervene in their life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 65 points 6 months ago (1 child) Both parents do. Dad is on the same side. Kid's able to move after almost a month in the hospital. They pulled him from the first hospital because, "all they're doing is giving him antibiotics, so he might be more comfortable at home," even after that hospital told them to take him to a better hospital with specialists. Then when he went catatonic at home, they took him to the family doctor, literally his pediatrician, who took one look and said," get him to the good hospital now." The article even says that the mom played the whole 'god has a plan' shit and that the son was chosen for it, by god. I hate that this shit is going on 2 hours (driving) away. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 6 months ago* (1 child) whole 'god has a plan' shit and that the son was chosen for it, by god. They have to do that now, because the alternate would mean admitting that they're abusing (possibly murdering) their child. And I guess their brain needs to protect them from that reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago There's also the consequence that admitting anything else would mean their god isn't in control. I'm not sure what would terrify such a person more - admitting they were wrong about how to care for their kid, or admitting their god lacks the power to intervene in their life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 26 points 6 months ago* (1 child) whole 'god has a plan' shit and that the son was chosen for it, by god. They have to do that now, because the alternate would mean admitting that they're abusing (possibly murdering) their child. And I guess their brain needs to protect them from that reality. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago There's also the consequence that admitting anything else would mean their god isn't in control. I'm not sure what would terrify such a person more - admitting they were wrong about how to care for their kid, or admitting their god lacks the power to intervene in their life. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Whats_your_reasoning@lemmy.world 8 points 6 months ago There's also the consequence that admitting anything else would mean their god isn't in control. I'm not sure what would terrify such a person more - admitting they were wrong about how to care for their kid, or admitting their god lacks the power to intervene in their life. permalink fedilink source parent